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Lessons from the Protest Movement: How you and I can challenge the greed, hypocrisy, and destructive policies of governments and...
Read moreDetailsMichael has been a trainee engineer, draughtsman, bank clerk and finally a teacher. He lived in London then Yorkshire for 30 years. and taught all ages from 3 to 50 - and trained teachers. This was followed by a 6 year stint in France and Italy. He now lives near Oxford. He has two passions - music, and political reform.
Lessons from the Protest Movement: How you and I can challenge the greed, hypocrisy, and destructive policies of governments and...
Read moreDetailsMike Todd looks at the ‘Beyond Ofsted’ inquiry’s findings and concludes that Ofsted needs replacing with a cooperative teacher-based system...
Read moreDetailsMichael asks when can we rid ourselves of the legacy of Johnson’s (and Thatcher’s) lying and return to a government...
Read moreDetailsMichael writes about his visit to the Make Votes Matter conference and analyses why PR is so necessary to break...
Read moreDetailsA former teacher explores the tragic mistakes made in an Ofsted inspection of a primary school which led to the...
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